terminology

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“Radical transparency” and “radical acceptance” are terms that have been co-opted by TikTokers and AI chatbots to coddle people with therapy-speak until the terminology has lost all its meaning.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Without clear terminology, it can be difficult to distinguish between structures formed by physical forces and those created by living organisms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

They are ready and I’m loving it and they’re so hip to the game and they know the terminology so I just loved it, man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Professors are subject to obsessive student surveillance and called out for deviations from approved terminology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Like many other researchers before him, Gordon realized we are lacking in terminology to explain all of the complex processes that go on with music learning and listening.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin